Mounting for supplementary feed device for internal-combustion engines



July 15, `1952 D E ANDERSON 2,603,466

MOUNTING FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEED DEVICE FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES Filed OCT.. 27, 1948 Patented July 15, 1952 MOUNTING' FOR SUPPLEMENTARY `FEED DEVICE 'FORMINTERNAL#COMBUSTION -1 ENGINES Davia nnnderso; shaker Heights,vv ohio, as-A,

signor :to Thompson Products,v Inc., Clcve1`and,. Ohio; a corporation of Ohio p Application-october 27, 194s, serial No. 56,194.` f f 4 cla-hns.v w1. ce1- 18) This invention relates to a plementary fuel feed devices for` internal combustionfengines and more particularly toa flange mounting, arrangement for devices., adapted for feeding metered amountsof YcoolantA or antiknock iiuid vto the fuel intake Vofrinternalcombustionfengines'irr accordance v.with varying engine requirementsand inamounts-closely correlated ,tofsuch requirements.:

Various types of devicesrfor feeding supplementary fuels in Vmetered amounts into the main fuelmounting for sup,-

engine and the amount of supplementaryvfuel f l l added to .the fuel-air mixture is determined by 1` Y jected into the combustion chamber of the ,engineA the intake manifold vacuum.

By injection at this point the supplementary `fuel islthoroughlymixed with the mainifuel-air stream andthe amount of supplementary-fuel in- Q along With the main fuel-air combustion-mixture than is an amount injected in accordance Withv air stream entering` the engine and for controlt.

ling the -floW of supplementary fuel in accordance with varying engine conditions-have `'been proposed 1 vvIn general', such devices attempt to. control engine operation bythe feeding of'supple-f mentaryffuel in response to the varying manifoldv vacuum ofthe engine, sinceduring those periods of high engine-load'high speed andv rapid det celeration, the manifold vacuum A,of-fthe engine.

decreases. I y

The feedingdevicesof the prior .art-have been employedto :inject supplementary ,fuel 'into the fuel-air combustion-mixture -flowing through that portionwof 4the fuel inlets-located--betweenthe throttlewfbutterfiy-valveand the engine intake manifold.` It has been found; although `such de vices are vented directly to the manifold pressureand areoperative, that therate offlow cfsupple-- mentary fuel injectedis not at all times in proportionlto'the manifold pressure-and consequently, the supplementary-fuel isvnot metered into A.

the fuel stream' exactlyrasrequired. For instancefafpeakrate of -iiow of supplementary fuel is obtained at anfintermediatev manifold vacuum so that a: greater amountof supplementary fuel is injected into the main fuel-airstream When` the enginefis operating underl conditions not asV conductive to pre-detonat-ion and knock as at the lowenmanifold vacuum'valueswhere engine perfomance is generally lvery inefficient.'-

I have noW found that it is possible tomore 1 nearly correlatethe; flow of supplementary fuel with the manifold vacuumvv and with the actual operating` requirements of theengine by effecting the injection of vsupplementary fuel into theY engine carburetor itself,y Whilefstill controlling the flow bylthemanifoldvacuum by means of a device v vented :torthe intake manifold iof the engine.'v As embodedgnthe present invention,V supplementary fuel ected into the; main fuel-air stream asv this streamy issuessfrom the exit mouth ofthe is morewnearly in accordance with -the manifold vacuum in the operating'conditions ofthe engine the teachings of the prior art. By the use ofthe device of the present inventionmountedas herein.`

disclosed, the maximumfsupplementaryfuel flow takes'place atithe lowest engine vacuum; as is desiredyand the flow rate decreases in proportion to the increase in` manifold vacuum',v or'as the -l enginexoperates under conditions less-,likely to" cause preadetonationvand knock.v Y Y According to the present invention, the supplementary 'fuel feeding deviceiis-:mounted uponaV separate V.mounting vflange adaptedto `be remov-r ably secured totthe carburetorbetween the' Venturi blockand the throttle'ibody thereof', the

mounting* ange'having a"centralggenerally,cir@- cular aperture for the flow of fuel'and air.there` through, the aperture'beingcontoured'tofdefine `v the outlet mouth of the carburetor'venturi. I Thus," the supplementary feed device isinstalleddirectly1v I1.

on the carburetor and supplementary fuel dis" charged by means`l ofthe device into the main-"f fuel-airl mixture as vitrissues fromv` the venturi which the -main fuel-air Ymixture is formed.

` Accordingly, it is an important object of 'the' 'present -invention to provide a supplementary fuel feeding device for internal fcomb'ustionff enginesfor injecting' supplementary fuel into A the engine -through amounting blcck* :lis'posedV I in the carburetor ofy the: engineV -to-inject supplementary fuel into the :main fuel-air mixture formed in the carburetor venturi.

It is a further'important object ofr the present`H invention to provide a mounting flange for mounting a supplementary fuel feed deviceuponl Y the carburetorA of an internal y combustion engine, the mountingy flange fittingV between the' Venturi' block and the throttle body of the carburetor and having a central aperture contoured to form" a continuation of the carburetor venturi, said deviceshaving a vnozzle extending into the aper v. ture for the injection of supplementary fuel into carburetor,l venturi. The mainmfuel-air stream floWsirom, the carburetor-venturi inY amounts..y

controlledsfby the throttle v.valve settingzof ,the

the engine in accordance With the operating conditionseof. the engine.

A further object of the present invention is to prox/ idea Supplementary fuel feeding device for attaching a supplementary fuel feeding de-V vice to the carburetor of an internal combustion engine to inject supplementary fuel into the main fuel-air stream as it issues from the venturi of the carburetor for thorough admixture with the main fuel-air combustion mixture consequently introduced into the combustion chambers of the engine. .e On the drawings; Y Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section view, with parts shown in elevation, of a supplementary fuel feed device mounted'on the carburetor of an internal combustion engine in accordance with the present invention; Y l Y Figure `2 is a cross-section view, with parts shown in elevation, taken along the plane'II-II of Figure l;l and v Figure 3'is'a chart of supplementary fuel feed the supplementary fuel feeding device mounted lin accordance with the present invention as 4 mating faces of Venturi block 2| and throttle body I8. The ear portions 3Ia and 3Ib are adapted to extend on either side of the throttle body I8 and Venturi block 2|, and the flange 3| is provided with a fiat face 32. The feeding device II is mounted on the mounting flange r3| by suitable means, such as screws 33 passing through a mounting fiange 34 provided on the device I I and Vthreadedly retained within the mounting flange 3|.

The Venturi block 2| and the throttle body I8 are each provided with protruding ears, such y as the ears 35 on the throttle body, and ears 35a on the Venturi blockv as shown in dotted outline in Figure 2, the ears being normally provided to secure the Venturi block to the throttle body and being utilized in the present invention to secure the mounting block V3| in position therebetween.

- The mounting flange 3| is adapted to lie between curves illustrating the feeding characteristics of contrasted with vthe feeding characteristics of a similardevice mounted as in the prior art.

As shown on the drawings: Y

In' Figure 1, reference numeral I0 refers generally to a carburetor of an internal combustion engine and reference numeral I refers gen-V erally to 'a metering device for 'injecting supplementary cooling or anti-knock fluid into the engine.

`As particularly shown in Figure 2, carburetor I0 has a housing defining a float chamber I2 connected to aV main fuel supply through nipple I3, the flowY of main fuel into the chamber I2 being regulated by a valve I4 controlled by float I5 disposed in the oat chamber I2. Chamber I2 is connected to idling fuel jet I6 by a passage II, the jet .IB opening into the throttle body I8 of theV carburetor at a point beyond the throttle butterfiyfvalve I9. The throttle body I8 is secured to the engine intake manifold M to supply a fuel jcharge thereto. A low speed fuel jet 20 also joins passage I1 through the passage in v throttle body I8 and is adapted to be closed when the throttle butterfly valve I9 is closed and thel engine'is idling. Y

carburetor lo is provided with venturi bleek' Carburetor I0 is Valso provided with a by-pas's power jet 25 controlled by a spring urged valve 26 and a piston 21 operating in a chamber 28 vented to manifold pressure on one side of the piston and to air pressure in air inlet chamber 29 on the other side of the piston. Choke valve 38 controls the flow of air through the air inlet chamberY 29.

As shown in Figure 1, supplementary fuel de-l vice I I isimounted on the carburetor I 0 by means of a mounting flange or insert body 3| formed with protruding ear portions 3 Ila and 3 Ib as best shown in Figure 2. The fiange is recessed as at 3Ic to receive on its opposite faces the annular the Venturi block 2| and the throttle body I8 as shown in Figure 1 and is maintained in position therebetween by Vsuitable means, such as by bolts 35 (Figure 2) and shownin dotted outline in Figure 1 as passing through the registering aper tures in ears 35a of Venturi block 2I and ear portions Y3Ia and 3| b of mounting flange 3|, the bolts being threadedly retained in ears 35 of throttle body I8. The mounting flange 3| is cen- `trally apertured as at 31, the aperture 31 registering with the main Venturi 25 and the aperture of throttle body I8. The aperture 31 of the mounting fiange 3| is contoured to form a continua-v tion of the main venturi 22 and denes the outlet mouth of the venturi. The mounting flange 3| thus V provides a readily accessible, easily re- Vmovable means for securing the feeding device u I I in a position adjacent Athe mouth of the venturi 22, with the fiange being interposed between the Venturi block 2| and the throttle body I8, the

aperture 31 being contoured to form the exitY Y Vmouth of the venturi 22.

As shown in Figure 2, supplementary fuel is fed to the feeding device II through a feed line 38 connected to a source of supplementary fuel,l

such as a mixture of alcoholV and water, contained in arsuitable receptacle (not shown). A suitable supplementary fuel is composed of %V by weight methanol, 15% by Weight water and 3 cc. per galvan upper casing 42, the float 39 controlling an inlet valve 39a receiving fluid from a passage 38a connected to feed line 38. The fioat chamber 48 is vented to atmosphere as at 43, and fuel from the float chamber 48 flows through fixed orice 44a formed in the bottom of a tube 44 which is mounted in a depending boss 45 on the casing 42. The tube 44v is vented to atmosphere and float chamber 40 by a Vent 46 in boss 45, and the passage through the tube is vented through holes 41 in the'tube.

The flow of fiuid through the tube 44 is controlled by a diaphragm and spring urged valve 48. The valve 48 is guided by an upstanding portion 49 of boss 45, the valve being urged upwardly by spring 50 against the action of a` diaphragm 5| secured in position by a cover plate 52 defining with the diaphragm 5I a chamber 53 vented to atmospheric pressure at 54. The under surface of the diaphragm 5I is subjectedV to manifold vacuum through tube 55 extending from the casing 42 into the throttle body I8 at 56 below throttle butterfly valve I9. Valve 48 is provided with an axial bore 51 and, when valve 48 is lifted aeoagreci. te

extends into aperture 4-31 -cf-flange :3 Ifdenin'g'- the outlet A mouthv of the fmain venturi 272-:V and'is --disposeddirectly-beneath theauxiliaryv -ver1-tu1=i=23..y

It will readily be seen that the diaphragm 5h-f for' exposedcnits upper-'surface toaatmospheric` pressure of vchamber 53 and exposed on its underA surfaceto intake manifold pressure-through tube mouth fof venturi-22r- Whenthe eng-ineY-isoperating-under '-idlingconditions; the vacuuml-in the intake manifold and' vonJ the-undersurfacehof thel ings v inf` WhiclfL-curve Anrepresentsfrthe fiQW irate auxiliary rventuriwtakingadvantage zofuthe' tur buleneefcreatedLwithin:both ttheauxiliaryzventurr 23 and the main.:venturi:1.2.2.IY The-rturbulencef. created by the fuel mixturesdischargef..at.fthe -Venturi--outletath-us aids v..insuring..fan: even dispersioni of supplcruenta-ry..` fuel Vin the mixture: y

of mainzfuel and air: subsequently.; .introduced into the combustionfxchambers:of the: engineer'.

The 'mounting'.ofrasupplementaryuel feed ffl; device: asbherein provided;makespossible :.a'sub, stantial.savings.;inthe..amountoa-supplementary; fuel `A*injecte'd-iinto the engine.'....T-his 'saving- .is`

illustratedainrthe: chartofflii'gure 3;.of the :draw

of r auxiliaryfuel actually. fed .into the main ifuel.

i V air mixtureawhile employing:'1a-` device such gas'.

hereinbefore l describedifin accordance. with the 1:5- teach-ingsvof thefpriorrart lin which introduction f 1 of supplementarysfuel takes...placexin theintake.

diaphragm Y- lwill be sufficiently -large `to -caus'e-20=- manifoldibeyondzthe' b'utterilw throttle -Jvalve 1.9;. the diaphragm 5vl-"toflinove downwardlyy-moving1.l-v-In curve\.A,1the maximummflow rate isobtained the valve-48-to-shut offf'flow of fluid from passage at awmanifeldiIvacuumY Acfr-.iapproximatelyi32:5 44 to1passagef 53.-VA 'Eherefore-fv atl idlingrfspeed jinchesrfof:water,z;.even thoughmthe maximum. 'f or conditionsr of thigh-vacuum; iwherelengine -amountof supplementaryiuelisneeded-atmuchl.. detonation or knockwouldmot be#encountered225i lower-vacuums tov-'prevent engine detonationxand A, and auxiliary-fuel is=-not required,"-.the supple-w knockf-Curve B: representsathe flow ratev of." i mentary feeding-devicefllvcompletely-shutsoffu supplementary-duel from .a.fdevice.mounted.=inli the flow ofrsupplementaryfuel tov'thefenginew .accordance-with the: present.- linventionssfor .the Howevenwhenthe engine'is:operatingwunder-1f injectionofsupplementary-@fuel at the Venturi. conditions-ofhigh-load; rapid -acceleration1or=-30 outlet -of-thefcarburetor. The flow rate curvel.y v-

high speed-the enginevacuum will be low, and the vacuum against. .the under surface of diaphragm 5I will bedecreased sotha-t the spring as comparedfwith curve A3; clearly :illustra-tes fthe substantialsaving ofusupleme'ntary.fuel madeff..

possible bly vthe'employment vofrtlieic'le'vicemounted.

50 will.l lift valve. 4.8.:to3establishffflow:ofrsupplefr as hereindescribed-:ftln curve..-B-,;ma,Ximum:.-.flow mentary fuel and air through theqtube 4 4,,the 35 rateis9b1;ained..at`a, manifolwivagcuumaoff essedi Passage 58 and the IlfJlllfh` 59 f0r-introdu0t0n than =10-inches, orat those manifoldvfva'cuums at into the carburetor Venturi adjacent the outwhich;fsupp1ememary-fue1 srfctuauysnededdr. let mouth thereof. If the decrease .in manfolii- Curve vifffshewvsfaaiiminishing. cfnthef now rate vacuumis. not grGaVeHOUghtQmOVQ the Valve when'themanifoldvacuumincreasesand'astheL ii; 48 sucientlyhgh'tO-"brng "the4 Upper S111`JaCe^40 possibilityfbf enginedetonationland knock-deal Of thef'valye 111130 COIlaCtWh' a button 60- '13300- :1 creasesp..Thatamount @of isupplementaryjfuel .11 vided4 in the closureWca-p S23-'additional airlfromiM injtedbyiheaprior.-amdevislavhighr yam-; air chamber-'53 .may-flow 'throughthe bore ,151@ umsinfexcessv'of-tthat injecteaaavery 10W. vague-ei. of valve -48 for admixturawithsupplementary)M ums .isf-ilargely....vvftltedrl i MBSgQGuTVeShOWa fuel flowing through the passages -44 and 58;-45

This admixture of air with supplementary fuel increases the economy of operating the engine and further aids in guaranteeing the presence of a sufficient quantity of air in the mixture of main fuel and air to be subsequently ignited in the 50 combustion chambers of the engine.

When the engine is operating under a manifold vacuum sufficiently low that spring 50 lifts the valve 48 into contact with button 60, the

stream of air flowing through the bore 51 for 5 admixture with the supplementary fuel will be stopped and supplementary fuel admixed only with air from the holes 41 will be fed to the nozzle 59 into the carburetor venturi for admixture with the main fuel flowing therethrough. 60

Under these conditions of extremely low manifold vacuum, a rich supplementary fuel mixture is required to more effectively prevent engine detonation and knocking.

By the mounting arrangement of the present invention, supplementary fuel in precisely metered quantities and with proper amounts of air is intimately mixed in the carburetor venturi in the discharge mouth thereof with the mixture of air and main fuel formed therein. The mixherein provided at a point spaced below the saving" o'ffsupplementaryj fuel' amounting to- 53.-V`V cc. per-minute ata manifoldvacuum value of `ap" i proximately 32.5. The advantages residing in the present invention in the substantial savings of supplementary fuel and in the closer correlation of the feed rate of supplemental fuel with the manifold vacuum will be evident to those skilled in the art.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a 5 Wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1`. The combination with a carburetor for an internal combustion engine having a Venturi block dening an interior Venturi throat and a throttle valve-equipped throttle body for receiving a combustible main fuel-air mixture from said Venturi block, of a mounting flange inserted between said Venturi block and said throttle body and having an aperture therein With walls contoured to form a discharge mouth for the Venturi throat of said block, means for securing said flange between said block and said body, a device for feeding suplementary fuel to said carburetor in accordance with the manifold vacuum of the engine fed by the carburetor, means for securing said device to the flange, and a nozzle communicating Vwith said device'and projecting into the aperture of Ysaid .fiange for introducing sup-A plementary fuel into the Venturi exit mouth dened'by saidflange aperture. H

2. The combination with a carburetor having a,l

Venturi block' defining an interior Venturi throat Vand a throttle'body centrally apertured to receive a fuel-air mixture from the block, the block and the throttle body each carrying apertured ears for receiving bolt means securing the block and body in assembled relation forming the complete carburetor, of a mounting ange interposed between said Venturi block and said throttle body and having a central aperture formed. therein,

ears formed on said flange having apertures registering with those of said ears on said block and said body, bolt means inserted in said apertures to maintain said ange in position between said block and said body with the fiange aperture in alignment with said Venturi throat and the aperture of the vthrottle body with that portion of said flange defining said aperture having arcuate inner peripheral walls forming an enlarged exit throat for said venturi, a device for feeding supplementary fuel to said carburetor in accordance with the manifold vacuum of the engine fed by said carburetor, and a nozzle communicating with said device and projecting into the aperture of said flange for introducing supplementary fuel into the aperture ahead of said throttle body.

3. Means for controlling the ow rate of supplementary fuel into a carburetor mounted on an internal combustion engine andl having a Venturi block defining an interior Venturi throat and a Y throttle valve-equipped throttle body forreceiving a combustible main fuel andV air mixture from said Venturi block and serving to introduce the mixture into the intake manifold of the en gine, comprising a mounting flange inserted between the said Venturi block and said throttle body and having an aperture therein with periphv eral walls contoured to blend with the internal contour of said venturi, therebyrforming a discharge mouth beyond the Venturi throat of saidA block, bolt means for securing saidflange between said block and said body, a supplementary fuel feeding device having a chamber for containing a body of supplementary fuel and secured gto said mounting ange, a conduit leading from said chamber to the discharge mouth defined by said ange aperture, and a vacuum operated valve positioned in said conduit and responsive to engine manifold vacuums for controlling the iiow rate of supplementary fuel from Vsaid chamber into said throat in accordance with manifold vacuum, with the maximum flow of supplementary fuel occurring at minimum manifold vacuum.

4. In a carburetor for an internal combustion engine, a Venturi block having a flow opening therethrough extending from an inlet side thereof to an outlet side thereof and converging in the direction of flow to an intermediate throat yportion of reduced cross-sectional area and REFERENCES CITED- The following referencesare of record in the le of this patent:

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